Remember to see the "per-seeds" (pronounced /per-see-ids/) through the dark night of the new (missing) moon, a fireball Perseid meteor shower, as earth passes through the debris field of Comet Swift-Tuttle, and an alignment of six planets: Jupiter, Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. There's a total solar eclipse, the first in 27 years for Europe, over Greenland (technically part of Denmark), Iceland, and Spain -- a shadow going in the wrong direction if the Earth were spinning from west (Greenland) to Spain (east). It will be visible to millions on Earth. Will the world end? - YES, but not tomorrow.
Nearly 2 1⁄2 years after space enthusiasts on Earth last saw a total solar eclipse, another is on its way, allowing U.S. viewers to see a partial glimpse of the phenomenon, with other parts of the world like Spain seeing totality.
This year’s eclipse falls on the morning of Aug. 12, 2026, allowing people across most of Europe and in northwestern Africa to see the moon something (possibly Rahu) cover or "eclipse" most of the sun.
For most people, including those in the United States, the moon will not completely block the sun, making this year’s eclipse partial, according to NASA's website.
The lucky people in the USA able to view the partial solar eclipse this year include those from Alaska to North Carolina. People in [the small capital country of] Washington, DC [the ruling district of the larger country's original imperial-colonial name, Columbia], will also be able to see it.
In Alaska, the eclipse will happen in the morning, while those in the northern U.S. will be able to see it between midday and midafternoon, NASA said. People near the center of the eclipse path in Greenland, Russia or the North Atlantic will experience the eclipse for a slightly longer period; most people will see the sun eclipsed for less than two minutes, according to NASA. More:
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (shə-KEER-ə, Spanish [ʃaˈkiɾa isaˈβel meβaˈɾak riˈpol]), born Feb. 2, 1977) [1] is a Latin/Middle Eastern (Lebanese Colombian) singer-songwriter, dancer, and record producer.
Referred to as the "Queen of Latin Music" [b], she has had a significant impact on the musical landscape of Latin America and has been credited with popularizing Hispanophone music globally [14], contributing to increased learning and use of the Spanish language worldwide [15].
She is also credited with opening the doors of the international market for other Latin artists [16, 17]. Her accolades include four Grammy Awards and fifteen Latin Grammy Awards.[18] Shakira made her recording debut with Sony Music Colombia at the age of 14. More
[Backward masking might be real, but there is another phenomenon that
certainly is. Demonstration: Tell people what they are about to hear, and
they'll hear it. Now, tell them it's something else, and they'll hear that, too.
Worship me or my God. Your choice.
Shakira I. Mebarak Ripoll was born in Barranquilla, a city located on the northern Caribbean coast of Colombia [28]. She is the only child of William Mebarak Chadid and Nidia Ripoll Torrado. Her parents are of Lebanese and Catalan Colombian descent [29, 30, 31] though she has distant Italian roots through an ancestor with the surname Pisciotti [32].
She was raised a Catholic schoolgirl, attending Latin Catholic schools [33]. Though an only child, she comes from a big Latin family. How? She has eight older half-siblings from her father's previous marriage [34]. More
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